Sheets processing apparatus

Abstract

In a sheet processing apparatus which checks sheets and sorts the sheets for a plurality of cassettes on the basis of the check result and conditions for the sheets which are assigned to the respective cassettes, conditions for sheets such as bill types and bill states which are assigned to the respective cassettes are displayed on a display unit. When an instruction to save these setting contents is issued while a cassette and conditions for sheets which are displayed on the display unit are selected, the selected conditions for sheets are assigned to the selected cassette.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A bill processing apparatus, comprising:
 one or more sealing devices, each sealing device including two cassettes; 
 a sorting device, coupled to the sealing devices, and including a plurality of cassettes, the sorting device configured to check a bill type, a fit/unfit state, and to sort the bills into the cassettes of the sorting device and the sealing device; and 
 a display unit configured to display information in a window format regarding the sealing device cassettes and the sorting device cassettes and associated conditions, including the bill type, fit/unfit state, for each bill to be received in each of the sealing device cassettes and the sorting device cassettes; 
 wherein, the sorting device comprises: 
 a first selection which enables selection of one of the cassettes from the sealing device cassettes or the sorting device cassettes that are displayed in a window of the display unit; 
 a second selection which selects one of the bill types that are displayed in a window of the display unit, as one of the conditions for each bill to be received in the selected sealing device cassette or selected sorting device cassette as selected by the first selection; 
 a third selection which enables adjustment of fit/unfit state thresholds that are displayed in a window of the display unit, as one of the conditions for each bill to be received in the selected sealing device cassette or selected sorting device cassette, the fit/unfit state thresholds determining whether each bill is a fit or unfit bill; 
 a setup unit which, in response to the selection of the sealing device cassette or the sorting device cassette by the first selection assigns the conditions selected by the second selection to the selected sealing device cassette or selected sorting device cassette as selected by the first selection; 
 wherein, the sealing device further comprises: 
 a strapper selection unit which, in response to the first selection selecting one of the sealing device cassettes, enables setting of contents to be printed on a strap via a window of the display unit, the printed strap being used to bundle a predetermined number of bills during a sealing operation, and 
 wherein, when the setup unit assigns the same conditions for both of the two sealing device cassettes, the sealing device enables one of the two sealing device cassettes that has collected the predetermined number of bills to perform the sealing operation by bundling the collected bills of that sealing device cassette while enabling the other of the two sealing device cassettes to continue to collect the bills. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the display unit displays a setup window having a display area which displays a list of information indicating conditions for a bill which are assigned to the respective cassettes. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the display unit displays a setup window having a display area which displays information indicating a cassette to which a condition for a bill is assigned. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein when a condition for a bill which is selected by the second selection is assigned, by the setup unit, to a cassette selected by the first selection, the display unit additionally displays a display area for setting a second condition for a sheet with respect to the cassette. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a save instruction unit to instruct to save setting contents displayed by the display unit; and 
 a save unit which saves setting contents displayed by the display unit as setting information when the save instruction unit is instructed. 
 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a setup name designation unit to designate a setup name to save setting contents displayed by the display unit; and 
 a save unit which saves setting contents displayed by the display unit with a setup name designated by the setup name designation unit. 
 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a fourth selection which selects one setup name from a plurality of setup names with which setting contents are saved by the save unit; and 
 a read instruction unit to read setting contents of a setup name selected by the fourth selection, 
 wherein the display unit displays information indicating setting contents of a setup name selected by the fourth selection when the read instruction unit is instructed. 
 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a reference value setting unit which sets a reference value for sorting bills into fit bills and unfit bills on the basis of unfit states. 
 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the reference value setting unit sets the reference value for each bill type. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising: an authentication unit which authenticates a supervisor,
 wherein the setup unit executes setup processing only by operation by a supervisor authenticated by the authentication unit. 
 
     
     
       11. A method for a bill processing apparatus that includes one or more sealing devices each having two cassettes and a sorting device, coupled to the sealing devices, having a plurality of cassettes, the sorting device configured to check a bill type, a fit/unfit state, and to sort the bills into the cassettes of the sorting device and the sealing device, and a display unit configured to display information in a window format regarding the sealing device cassettes and the sorting device cassettes and associated conditions of each bill to be received in each of the sealing device cassettes and the sorting device cassettes, the method comprising:
 performing a first selection to select one of the cassettes from the sealing device cassettes or the sorting device cassettes that are displayed in a window of the display unit; 
 performing a second selection to select one of a plurality of bill types displayed in a window of the display unit, as one of the conditions for each bill to be received by the first selected sealing device cassette or selected sorting device cassette; 
 performing a third selection to adjust fit/unfit state thresholds that are displayed in a window of the display unit, as one of the conditions for each bill to be received in the first selected sealing device cassette or selected sorting device cassette, the fit/unfit state thresholds determining whether each bill is a fit or unfit bill; 
 assigning, by a setup unit of the sorting device, the conditions prescribed by the second selection to the first selected sealing device cassette or selected sorting device cassette; 
 setting, by a strapper selection unit of the sealing device, contents to be printed on a strap via a window of the display unit, the printed strap being used to bundle a predetermined number of bills during a sealing operation, 
 wherein, when the setup unit assigns the same conditions for both of the two sealing device cassettes, the sealing device enables one of the two sealing device cassettes that has collected the predetermined number of bills to perform the sealing operation by bundling the collected bills of that sealing device cassette while enabling the other of the two sealing device cassettes to continue to collect the bills. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising displaying a setup window having a display area which displays a list of information indicating conditions for a bill which are assigned to the respective cassettes. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising displaying a setup window having a display area which displays information indicating a cassette to which a condition for a bill is assigned. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 11 , wherein when a condition for a bill which is selected by the second selection is assigned, by the setup unit, to a cassette selected by the first selection, the display unit additionally displays a display area for setting a second condition for a sheet with respect to the cassette. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 instructing to save setting contents displayed by the display unit; and 
 saving setting contents displayed by the display unit as setting information when the save instruction unit is instructed. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 designating a setup name to save setting contents displayed by the display unit; and 
 saving setting contents displayed by the display unit with the designated setup name. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 performing a fourth selection to select one setup name from a plurality of setup names with which setting contents are saved; and 
 reading setting contents of a setup name selected by the fourth selection, 
 wherein the display unit displays information indicating setting contents of a setup name selected by the fourth selection when the read instruction unit is instructed. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 setting a reference value for sorting bills into fit bills and unfit bills on the basis of unfit states. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , wherein the setting of the reference value sets the reference value for each bill type. 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 authenticating a supervisor, 
 executing setup processing only by operation by a supervisor that has been authenticated.